Web design help

[Beacon]

Hi guys, sorry this isn't about a forum so hope this is allowed. I know somebody who has created a website. The designer who made it is now working on something else. Some pages are loading very slowly and when they ran a diagnostics it was quite confusing. Hopefully the designer will agree to fix it but if not does anyone think they might be able to help figure it out?

Thanks

[lilybaileyahc]

Are you 100% that the problem is caused by the designer? By the way, did you find a solution to your problem, I am curious to know what you did, as I am working in this field. I always use some UX tips to not encounter such problems and make a good product. Nowadays is much easier to find everything you need, as it is available on the Internet, you just need to know how to look for it. I am waiting for your reply.

[Artemis]

It's hard to say without knowing what the site is and how it's designed, but I want to throw this out there as maybe a good starting point. When I work on my sites I use a tool like GTmetrix to analyze them and see what needs improving. That has a lot of helpful information, and maybe it can point to what is causing the slowdown.

Best of luck!

[harryk]

Before you pay for anything more I'd run through 3 free online tests.

1. A page size analyses. Some badly embedded objects can really slow things down, even hidden ones.

2. Run a speed test on pages for comparison.

3. Test at w3c. You'll need a tech savvy person to understand the results.

3.1. If there's JavaScript, Python, PHP etc. in the Header check for differences. Accidentally deleting something small and copy/pasting is common and critical.

Good luck.

[wildmaven]

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